Where does “arrecife” come from?
arrecife (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic الرَّصِيف, from Arabic رَصِيف — platform; pier, platform, wharf; the platform.
arrecife (Spanish): reef
Ancestry of “arrecife”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | الرَّصِيف | — |
| 2 | Arabic | رَصِيف | platform; pier, platform, wharf; the platform |